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General Motors Corp. and Volkswagen AG have been holding secret talks to solve their dispute over th

China ordered two 747 airliners from U.S. aviation giant Boeing Co. Thursday in a multimillion-dolla

The new Congress is likely to cut taxes this session, but fundamental reform of the tax code is at l

Thursday Jan. 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

CHINA LEADER PROMISESRESPECT FOR HONG KONGBEIJING - China will leave Hong Kong's affairs to

JUSTICE DEPARTMENTINDICTS CFC SMUGGLERSWASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced indictm

Weapons-grade plutonium - the most toxic and dangerous substance known to man - may be headed to a c

Only table.

A consumer group Wednesday prodded the U.S. Agriculture Department to ban beef companies from proces

CSX CORP.Arnold I. Havens is the Richmond, Va., transport holding company's new vice preside

Saudi Aramco is preparing to acquire a 33 percent-35 percent stake in Petrogal, becoming a strategic

TURKISH FREIGHTER SINKS,KILLING AT LEAST FOURROME - At least four crew members were drowned

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WEST COAST STORMS COSTINSURERS $280 MILLIONRAHWAY, N.J. - Property Claim Services said the w

Ocean freight rates will have to rise eventually if carriers are to maintain an acceptable level of

Two new natural disaster bills were introduced in the House this week, but several insurance groups

Ivans, the insurance industry's leading provider of network and EDI services, has bought software pr

LLOYD'S OF LONDONThe governing Council of Lloyd's re-elected Sir David Rowland as the market

The rules for calculating oil spill costs still need refinement.That's what insurers think o

A UK3.2 million ($5.4 million) settlement has been agreed between Lloyd's of London, Stephen Merrett

Philippine life insurance companies are aiming to insure 20 percent of the population within three y

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A maritime corruption trial that began this week in Philadelphia is a tale with three themes: an ind

SHIPS'K' LINE LISTSPORT ROTATIONTOKYO - Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Wednesday

This may be the year Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa., achieves his highest legislative priority: Removing ro

FLIGHT 800 PLANE TOO OLD,VICTIMS' RELATIVES SAYPHILADELPHIA - Survivors of a couple killed i

Jan. 8, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1510 (Jan. 8, 1997) Previous day - 1511The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 8, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Russel Lutz sounds just as determined to stop oil spills as his colleagues in Washington state, but

ONGOINGAirports Council International - North America. Various events throughout year. Conta

A disabled oil tanker was guided by three escort vessels into port at the Valdez marine terminal of

Defenders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway expect an environmental group's push to halt barge tra

INCRENET INTERNATIONALCatherine M. Durda joined this marketing firm specializing in port rep

THAI AIRWAYS TO STUDYLEASING 21 PLANESBANGKOK - Thai Airways International will consider a r

Day oh!Da-ay-ay oh!Daylight come.And bananas are going to Gulfport, Miss.Gul

In a deal that could change the face of the industry, Imation Corp. has signed a long-term, multimil

It's a plan that's been derailed numerous times, but supporters of a proposal to resume passenger tr

APL UNIT TO OFFER'ANSWERS' TO SHIPPERSSAN FRANCISCO - The freight consolidation unit of ocea